PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 7213 p4p, 239 weight class) and Crisostomo Ibarra (ranked 6060 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Funakoshi
vs
Ibarra

169 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crisostomo Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibarra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ibarra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibarra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Ibarra catches Funakoshi right on the button with a cross.
Ibarra scores with a nice strike.
Funakoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibarra.
Funakoshi looks to throw the jab but Ibarra is out of range.
Ibarra swings widly with a right hand
and Funakoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibarra misses with a hook. Funakoshi ducked under it nicely.
Ibarra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ibarra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Ibarra misses.
Ibarra ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
The fighters circling - Ibarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funakoshi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice jab there from Funakoshi.

Ibarra is rocked!
Ibarra misses with a lunging right hand
and Funakoshi counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gichin Funakoshi!